In the global defence scenario, Elettronica is, nowadays, one of the few European companies exclusively devoted to the design, development and production of systems and equipment conceived to ensure an effective defence function. From the outset of its industrial activity, in the early 1950s, focused on fully meeting the stringent procurement needs of government defence administrations and providing adequate supportability of products throughout their entire life cycles, Elettronica has equipped the armed forces of 28 nations in five continents and always maintained the company identity strongly projected into the future. Currently, the product line offered by Elettronica covers with excellence all aspects of electronic warfare (EW) in the radar, infrared and communications bands; in addition to its leading edge high-tech capability, not limited to a simple technology supremacy, the company can also claim a unique know-how in the preparation and validation of equipment libraries associated with the EW equipment.

Both in asymmetric and symmetric combat conditions, every aspect of state-of-the-art electronic defence is addressed, from passive monitoring of enemy, neutral and even friendly electronic emissions, to the self mutual and stand-off protection of own combat and all kinds of military and paramilitary platforms. “In terms of countermeasures and military self-defence systems, our solutions are definitely one step ahead technologically. This is indeed a crucial aspect of our work, since we think that the excellence of our products is what will allow Elettronica to attain further growth,” adds Mr Lorenzo Benigni, Vice President Corporate Image & Communication. With the mandatory thrust to excellence fixed in its industrial approach, every line of ELT’s products covers specific customer requirements.

The company has successfully met the challenge posed by the major changes characterising this unique market niche, competing actively with the major European industrial groups and achieving an enviable supremacy on a worldwide basis in the development and production of electronic defence systems.

The company is constantly seeking to integrate international models and approaches, with projects based on international synergies that can ensure its presence, either directly or indirectly, in the various segments of interest. In order to be able to reach customers wherever they may be, Elettronica has developed quite a well-organised international structure. “Apart from our headquarters in Rome, today our firm can count on a number of branches worldwide, the most important one being Elettronica GmbH. Over the years, our German branch has grown in importance,” stated Mr Lorenzo Benigni. The international expansion of Elettronica is still far from over. “In 2007, we have opened in UAE a company called EltBat, which is the result of a joint venture between Elettronica and Baynunah Aviation Technology. In India, to increase the volume of its export business, Elettronica has signed a joint venture, called AEDS, with Alpha Design Technology, a private company, the centre of excellence for many advanced high technology programs,” continues Mr Benigni.